Table II.
Group means (SDs) for the measures of social cognition, communication, and behaviour
Generalized | Focal | Comparison | |
---|---|---|---|
Mental Stories | 10.9 (3.4) | 9.7 (3.5) | 13.1 (2.4) |
Physical Stories | 9.9 (3.7) | 8.6 (4.1) | 11.0 (3.3) |
Mind in the Eyes | 17.2 (3.9) | 17.0 (3.6) | 17.9 (3.2) |
Child Communication Checklist-2 | |||
(A) Speech | 8.4 (3.5) | 5.9 (3.1) | 9.8 (2.5) |
(B) Syntax | 7.9 (3.8) | 5.9 (3.3) | 10.5 (2.0) |
(C) Semantics | 7.7 (3.8) | 5.9 (3.4) | 10.4 (3.2) |
(D) Coherence | 8.6 (3.8) | 6.0 (3.3) | 10.1 (2.9) |
(E) Inappropriate | 8.0 (3.6) | 6.8 (3.3) | 10.5 (3.3) |
(F) Stereotyped | 8.3 (3.7) | 6.8 (2.9) | 9.8 (3.1) |
(G) Use of context | 7.3 (4.0) | 5.4 (3.8) | 10.1 (3.0) |
(H) Nonverbal | 7.5 (3.2) | 6.2 (3.6) | 9.8 (3.0) |
(I) Social Relations | 6.6 (3.4) | 6.3 (4.2) | 10.8 (2.7) |
(J) Interests | 8.3 (3.2) | 7.2 (3.5) | 10.2 (3.3) |
GCC (A–H) | 63.6 (25.1) | 48.8 (23.3) | 81.2 (17.9) |
SIDC (EHIJ-ABCD) | –2.4 (8.6) | 3.1 (6.9) | .8 (6.7) |
Structural (ABCD) | 32.6 (12.8) | 23.6 (11.8) | 40.8 (7.5) |
Pragmatic (EFGH) | 31.0 (13.4) | 25.0 (12.4) | 40.4 (11.0) |
Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) | |||
Externalizing | 53.8 (13.2) | 55.2 (12.3) | 47.7 (8.7) |
Internalizing | 58.1 (12.3) | 55.6 (13.4) | 47.8 (11.3) |
Total problems | 56.8 (12.7) | 57.3 (13.0) | 46.3 (10.5) |
n=33 in the control group for the CCC-2 and n=32 for the CBCL, due to non-returns. GCC, General Communication Composite; SIDC, Social Interaction Deviance Composite.